MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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