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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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