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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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