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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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