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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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