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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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