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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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