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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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