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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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