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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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