MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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