MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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