MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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