MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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