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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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