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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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