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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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