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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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