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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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