MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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