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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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