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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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