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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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