MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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