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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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