MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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