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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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