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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major 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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