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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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