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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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