MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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