MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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