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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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