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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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