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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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