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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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