MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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