MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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