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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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