MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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