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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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