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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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