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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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