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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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