MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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