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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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