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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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