MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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