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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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