MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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