MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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