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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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