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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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