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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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