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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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