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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
