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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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