MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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