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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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