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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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