MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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