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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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