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
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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