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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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