MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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