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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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