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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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