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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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