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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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