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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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