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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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