MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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