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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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