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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major 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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