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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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