MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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