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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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