MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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