MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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