MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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