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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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