MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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