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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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