MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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