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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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