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
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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