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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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