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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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