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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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