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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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