MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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