MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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