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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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