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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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