MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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