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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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