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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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