MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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