MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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