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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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