MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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