MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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