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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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