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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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