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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches 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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