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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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