MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|