MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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