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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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