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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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