MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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