MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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