MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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