MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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