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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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