MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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