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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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