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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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