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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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