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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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