MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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