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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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