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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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