MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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