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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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