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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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