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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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