MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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