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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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