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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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