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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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