MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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