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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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