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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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