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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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