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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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