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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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