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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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