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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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