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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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