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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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