MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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