MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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