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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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