MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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