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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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