MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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