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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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