MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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