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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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