MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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