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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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