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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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