MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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