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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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