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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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