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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
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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