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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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