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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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