MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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