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
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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