MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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