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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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