MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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