MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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