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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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