MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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