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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
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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