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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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