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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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