MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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 MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key 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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