MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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