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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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