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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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