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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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