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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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