MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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