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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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