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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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