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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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