MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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