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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important 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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