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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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