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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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