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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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