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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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