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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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