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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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