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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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