MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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