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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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