MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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