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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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