MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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