MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning enable
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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