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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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