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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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