MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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