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
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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