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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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