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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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