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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important 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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