MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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