MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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