MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key 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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