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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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