MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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