MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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