MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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