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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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