MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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