MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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