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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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