MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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