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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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