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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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