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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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