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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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