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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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