MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
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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