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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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