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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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