MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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