MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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