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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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