MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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