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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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