MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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