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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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