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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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