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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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