MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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