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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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