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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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