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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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