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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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