MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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