MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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