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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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