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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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