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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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