MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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