MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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