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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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