MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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