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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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