MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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