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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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