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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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