MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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