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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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