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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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