MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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