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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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