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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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