MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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