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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
