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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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