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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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