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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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