MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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