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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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