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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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