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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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