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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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