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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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