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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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