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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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