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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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