MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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