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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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