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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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