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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner 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 digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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