MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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