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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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