MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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