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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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