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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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