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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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