MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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