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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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