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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major 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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