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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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