MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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