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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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