MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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