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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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