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
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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