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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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