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
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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