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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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