MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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