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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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