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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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