MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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