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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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