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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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