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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important 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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