MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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