MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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