MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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