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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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