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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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