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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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