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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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