MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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