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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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