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
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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