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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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