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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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