MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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