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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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