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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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