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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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