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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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