MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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