MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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