MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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