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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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