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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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