MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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