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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|