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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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