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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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