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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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