MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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