MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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