MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers 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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