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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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