MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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