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
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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