MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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