MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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