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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate 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 courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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