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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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