MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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