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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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