MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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