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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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