MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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