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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
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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