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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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