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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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