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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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