MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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