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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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