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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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