MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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