MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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