MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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