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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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