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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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