MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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