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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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