MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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