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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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