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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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