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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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