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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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