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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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