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
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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