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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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