MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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