MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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