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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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