MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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