MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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