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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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