MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
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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