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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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