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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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