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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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