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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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