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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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