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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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