MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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