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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important 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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