MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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