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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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