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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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