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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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