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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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