MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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