MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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