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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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