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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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