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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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