MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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