MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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