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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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