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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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