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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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