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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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