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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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