MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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