MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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