MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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