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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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