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
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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