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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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