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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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