MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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