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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes 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.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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