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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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