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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually 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
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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