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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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