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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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