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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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