MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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