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
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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