MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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