MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
key 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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