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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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