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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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