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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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