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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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