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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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