MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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