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
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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