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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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