MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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