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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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