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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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