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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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