MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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