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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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