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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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