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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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