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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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