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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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