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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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