MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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