MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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