MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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