MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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