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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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