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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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