MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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