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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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