MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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