MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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