MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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