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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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