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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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