MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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