MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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