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
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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