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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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