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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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