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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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