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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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