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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in 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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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