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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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