MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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