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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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