MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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