MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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