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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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