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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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