MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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