MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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