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
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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