MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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