MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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