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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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