MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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