MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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