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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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