MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews 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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