MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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