MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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