MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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