MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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