MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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