MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important 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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