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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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