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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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