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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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