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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
