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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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