MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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