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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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