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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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