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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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