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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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