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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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