MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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