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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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