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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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