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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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