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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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