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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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