MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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