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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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