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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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