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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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