MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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