MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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