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
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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