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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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