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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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