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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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