MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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