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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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