MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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