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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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