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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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