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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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