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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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