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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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