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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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