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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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